The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-02-12
TnE COURT HOUSE BILL
As Amended By the Assembly, Con-
CURED in by the Senate and signed
by she Governor.

~ shho OOStE8OEs
Senate bill No. 30, published in the
NEWS two weeks, went to the Assem-
bly, and was there amended in many
important points. As SO amended the
Senate eoncurred, and the Governor
affixed his signature and il is now
a statute. Believeving this is a sub
ject that intetests every taxpayer in
the county, we give the bill as it be-
came law:
Section l. At the first meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners of White
Pine county, held after the passage OF this
Act, said Board shall cause to be pre-
pared, and as seon thereafter as practical
Bile, to issue bonds of said county TO the
amount of not less than six Thousand dollars.
nor more than ten thousand Said bonds shall
be issn ed for the amount of----dollars
each, and shall be numbered consecutively,
one, two, three, and so on. They shall express
upon thor face that said county owes the
holder thereof the sum for which the same is
issued; they shall bear interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum frem the date on
which they are issued, and raid interest shall
be paid by the Treasurer of said county upoa
the nrst Monday in January in each year after
their issuance, upon the presentation Of said
bonds or the proper interest coupons, IN the
manncr and form and to the extent herein
provided for.
Sec. / The said Treasurer of White Pine
county shall on the FIRST Monday of January
of each aud every year after the issuance OF
said bonds in addition to the payment of all
interest due on any sf said bonds, pay off and
redeem said bonds 10 the extent. or IS near as
may be, Of one.ffth part Of the total amount
for which they shall BIO issued said payment
and redemption TO be made commencing with
the bonds bearing the smallest numbers, and
so continuing until the whole thereof are paid.
II shall be the duty of the holders Of said
bonds to present them fer payment and re-
dem ption as herein provided. and no bond for
which money shall be in the Treasures hands
at the date or dates herein indicated for the
presentation or redemption of the same, shall
bear any interest after said date.
Sec 3. At the meeting Of the Board Of
County Commissioners Of each year at which
meeting they levy the tax for that year, they
shall in addition to the tax rate now author
lied, or hereafter to be authorized by law to
be levied for State and county purposes, levy
a tax sufficient to pay the bonds to become due
In that year and interest thereon, and inter
est on the outstanding bonds, until all said
bonds arc fully paid and cancelled All money
received from this speciaLtax, shall be kept
in a separate fund to be known as the "Court
House Bonds Fund" and shall be used for no
other purpose bnt to pay said bends and the
interest thereon.
Sec. 4 The msney derived from the sale of
the aforesaid boEds shall be used and appro
priatsd for the nse aud purpose of building
Court House aud County Hospital for the
county OF White Pine, and there is hereby
created a Commission to be known as the
"White Pine Court House Commission" to
consist Of five members, namely, the Csunty
Commissioners and II. A. Comins and Sol
Hip, the two latter to serve without pay.
Sec. 5. Tho said Board of Court House
Commissioners, as soon a they shall have
organized according to the provisions OF this
Act, shall proceed to draw or cause to be
drawn plans and specifications for said Court
House, and after such plans and specifications
are prepared and adopted they must immedi-
atsly begin the construction of said Court
House and County Hospital, either by adver-
Using to have it eonstructsd by contract, by
the lowest bidder, or by days labor, under the
direction of competent superintendent.
The size and plans of said Court House and
County Hospital shall be determined by said
Court House Commission or q mai ority OF
them.
Sec. @ II shall be the duty OF said Board
Of Court Hsnse Commissioners" to meet at
the Court House in Hamilton. in said county,
on the frat Monday in March next, at IL
o'clock noon. and hen and there at once take
such action mot inconsistent with provisions
Of this Acp as to them, or majority of them,
may seem most expedient to secure the con
struction of said Court Il suse and Hospital in
the shortest possible time and for the least
amount OF money. Said Board shall there
after meet at such times and places as ma
jority thereof shall by resolution direct.
Sec 7. The said "Court House Commits
missioners." or . majority of them, shall he
entitled to sell and dispose of the bonds
herein before provided for. 1t shall be their
duty to deposit all money realized from the
sale Thereof in the County Treasury, and the
same shall be paid cut by the County Treasu-
rer of said county upon presentation of war
rants therefor drawn by the County Auditor
upon orders which may be given upon him